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Blood Wedding Study Guide

by Federico Garcia Lorca

Blood Wedding study guide contains a biography of Federico Garcia Lorca, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Act I, Scene 1

The young, wealthy Bridegroom lives alone with his Mother. He has recently bought a vineyard and is planning to get married soon. As the play opens, the Bridegroom announces he is going out to check on the vineyard, but Mother bombards him with questions about his safety. When he brings a knife with him to cut some grapes to eat, she launches into a fit of hysterics, for she believes that knives are responsible for the murder of her husband and the Bridegroom’s brother several years before.

The Bridegroom changes the subject to his fiancée, a young woman who lives on a very remote farm with her father. Mother is suspicious of the girl, but the Bridegroom brushes off her concerns. Eventually he is able to cheer Mother up, and…

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• Summary and Analysis of Act I, Scene 3
• Summary and Analysis of Act II, Scene 1
• Summary and Analysis of Act II, Scene 2
• Summary and Analysis of Act III, Scene 1
• Summary and Analysis of Act III, Scene 2
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